HeatherClan Book: Chapter 30

Chapter 30: The Search- Part 1
Silverstar woke with a start.  Gasping for breath, she streaked out of her den, barely noticing it was dusk, and checked the warriors' den, making sure everyone was still alive.  Then, she softly woke the chosen cats up, along with Goldenfur, and led them to the medicine cats' den, where they wouldn't be disturbed.
Jaywing was waiting for them there.  He waited patiently as Silverstar explained everything to the three cats she had chosen.  All of them were nodding in understanding when she had finished.  Birdflight was especially excited.
"My first warrior mission!" she could barely suppress her eagerness, and began skipping around the group of cats.  "Silverstar, you're the best!"
"Keep your voice down," Graynose reminded her.
Birdflight fell silent, but continued to skip around.  Silverstar didn't exaggerate when she mewed that Birdflight was bouncing off the walls.
"We leave now," Silverstar informed them.  "Goldenfur will be in charge of  the camp.  Birdflight, you may tell your brothers about your missions, but don't wake anyone else.  Then, tell them to come to me."
Within minutes, all of Silverstar's kits had bounded into the medicine cat den.  Moonrain stared at his mother a bit forlornly.
"I'm sorry," Silverstar mewed, stroking her kits' pelts with her tail.  "But you'll both be able to go on the next mission possible."
Immediately, Rainwhisker's eyes lit up, and Moonrain started purring.  "Will it be a FearClan attack mission?" Rainwhisker asked.
"We'll see," Silverstar murmured back, then gave each of them a goodbye lick.  They returned to their dens.
"Right," meowed Jaywing.  "Aurorapaw, the herbs!" he called.  Instantly Aurorapaw appeared, jaws full of undoubtedly bitter herbs.  Jaywing sniffed them, making sure they were the right ones.  "Great job," he praised his young apprentice.
Aurorapaw purred with delight.  Silverstar suspected the grumpy Jaywing had grown on her.  She watched as Aurorapaw ran into the herd storage, probably to mix more herbs for the medicine cat.
When Aurorapaw left, Silverstar realized that everyone had eaten their herbs except for her and Birdflight.  Quickly, she swallowed them, grimacing at the disgusting taste.
Birdflight hesitantly took a small bite and immediately choked and spit it out.  "You have eat them," Sandpelt told her.  "It'll give you strength."  Grimacing the whole time, Birdflight finally managed to get the herbs down her throat.
"Goldenfur, tell the Clan where I've gone," Silverstar instructed her deputy.  "If we're not back in three days, send a patrol to look for us.  We'll be towards the far border of WaveClan, near the Twolegplace."  Silverstar figured Brightstar wouldn't bother going there while he was working on his evil plan to conquer the Clans.
That's where WaveClan would go, Silverstar had thought.  But we'll have to avoid FearClan, who are patrolling WaveClan's territory.
And so, with Silverstar thinking about her dream, the four cats set out into the the unknown.